Bloodtest Not Pertinent (BNP)
Despite a lack of evidence that it’s useful, many emergency departments have introduced BNP testing. Some smart Australians decided to […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Resus
cardiology
Acute Med, All Updates, Resus
Rapid discharge in AF
The Ottawa Aggressive Protocol is used to treat recent onset (< 48 hours) atrial fibrillation or flutter with procainamide and/or […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Guidelines, Resus
STEMI and PCI guidelines
Lots of interesting and up to date information in this thick document from December 2009 Full text is available here […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Ultrasound
Echo best test for acute LVF in ED
Three diagnostic tests for acute left ventricular heart failure in dyspnoeic patients were compared, with the gold standard being the […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Resus
Biphasic shocks for AF and Atrial flutter
Based on a study of 453 consecutive patients undergoing their first transthoracic electrical cardioversion for atrial tachyarrhythmias, recommendations were developed to […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Resus
Myocardial infarction not so common in LBBB?
An observational cohort study of 7937 ED visits by patients presenting with chest pain or ‘ischemic equivalent’ (shortness of breath […]
All Updates, ICU, Kids, PHARM, Resus
Neonatal prostaglandin E1 and apnoea
The risk of apnoea in neonates requiring prostaglandin E1 infusions for duct-dependent congenital heart disease is well described and often […]
All Updates, ICU, PHARM
Nurse-delivered prehospital CPAP
A nurse-based pre-hospital care system in Holland describes its experience with pre-hospital CPAP for acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema. It appears […]